Unit 1: Animals

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Watch and listen: Watch and understand a video about sharks

Reading skills: Identify the main ideas in a text

Academic writing skills: Structure and punctuate a paragraph

Writing task: Write two comparison paragraphs

UNLOCK YOUR KNOWLEDGE

Work with a partner. Discuss the questions below.

1. Is it better to see animals in a zoo or in the wild? Why?

2. Are there more wild animals in your country now or were there more in the past? Why?

3. Why do people keep domestic animals in their homes?

4. What things do we need animals for?

5. Which animals do you think are going to die out in the near future?

6. Can we live without animals?